Banana Leaf Menu

Name: Banana Leaf
Telephone: (202) 506-7554
Price range: $$$

(202) 506-7554

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5014 Connecticut Ave Nw, Washington, DC 20008

Indian, Sri Lankan, Vegetarian

$$$$$

Main

Beverages

Soda

$2.00

Sri Lankan Soda

$3.00

Sri Lankan Coffee

$3.00

Sri Lankan Hot Tea

3.00

$Sri Lankan Fruit Cordials

Sri Lankan Fruit Cordials

Passion Cordial

$4.00

Mango Cordial

$4.00

Woodapple Cordial

$4.00

Nelli Cordial

$4.00

Lassi Cordial

$4.00

Faluda Cordial

5.00

$Appetizers

Appetizers

Masala Vadai

$5.00

4 pieces. Fritters made with ground yellow split peas (lentil), and Sri Lankan spices. Similar to a spicy falafel.Served with hot sauce and mint chutney.

Fish Cutlets

$5.50

4 pieces. Croquettes made from tuna fish, potatoes, and Sri Lankan spices, rolled in breadcrumbs, and deep-fried to perfection. Served with hot sauce and mint chutney.

Vegetable Cutlets

$5.50

4 pieces. Served with hot sauce and mint chutney.

Vegetable Spring Rolls

$6.50

4 pieces. Served with hot sauce and mint chutney.

Vegetable Roti

$6.50

2 pieces. Served with hot sauce and mint chutney.

Fish Spring Rolls

$6.50

4 pieces. Served with hot sauce and mint chutney.

Fish Roti

$7.00

2 pieces. Served with hot sauce and mint chutney.

Appetizer Combination

13.95

3 spring rolls, 3 vadai, and 3 cutlets. Served with hot sauce and mint chutney.

$Soups

Soups

Vegetable Soup

$5.50

Lentil Soup

5.50

$Banana Leaf Specials

Banana Leaf Special

Lampri's

$13.95-16.95

Specially cooked saffron rice mixed with ghee lamb, beef, chicken, or seafood. Accompanied with cashew curry, eggplant moju, seeni sambol, ash plantains, boiled egg, and fish cutlet. Wrapped in a banana leaf and baked.

Black Pork Curry

$15.95

Pork cooked with roasted Sri Lankan curry powder, accompanied with eggplant moju, cashew curry, and pappadam.

Fish Ambul Thial

$15.95

Tuna fish cooked in slow fire with goraka (garcinia cambogia), garlic, and black pepper. Accompanied with rice and 2 vegetables curries.

Mixed Grilled

30.00

Combination of grilled beef, chicken, pork chops, and sausage. Accompanied with fried egg, pineapple, and rice.

$Sri Lankan Specials

Sri Lankan Specials with a Curry

Pittu

$12.00

Combination of grated coconut and rice flour steamed in bamboo and accompanied with fresh coconut milk and chilli onion sambol. Served with choice of curry.

String Hoppers

$12.00

12 string hoppers. A famous Sri Lankan dish made with spaghetti like strings steamed on small cane trays, accompanied with kiri hodi (coconut and onion gravy and coconut sambol. Served with choice of curry.

Coconut Roti

$12.00

3 pieces. A combination of grated coconut and wheat flour, pan grilled, and served with katta sambol. Served with choice of curry.

Hoppers

$12.00

3 plain and 1 with egg. Wafer thin bowl-shaped pancakes made with rice flour and coconut milk. Served with katta sambol and choice of curry.

Godamba Roti

12.00

2 plain and 1 with egg. Handkerchief-type grilled pan cakes made out of wheat flour. Served with choice of curry.

$Dosa

2 Plain Dosa

12.00

Thin rice and lentil crepe. Served with sambhar (lentil based vegetable stew) and coconut chutney.

$Kotthu Roti Specials

Kotthu Roti Special

Chicken Kotthu

$14.98

Chopped roti or string hoppers sauteed with vegetables and eggs. Served with curry sauce.

Beef Kotthu

$14.98

Chopped roti or string hoppers sauteed with vegetables and eggs. Served with curry sauce.

Fish Kotthu

$14.98

Chopped roti or string hoppers sauteed with vegetables and eggs. Served with curry sauce.

Lamb Kotthu

$15.98

Chopped roti or string hoppers sauteed with vegetables and eggs. Served with curry sauce.

Seafood Kotthu

$15.98

Chopped roti or string hoppers sauteed with vegetables and eggs. Served with curry sauce.

Vegetable Kotthu

14.95

Chopped roti or string hoppers sauteed with vegetables and eggs. Served with curry sauce.

$Biryani

Biryani

Vegetable Biryani

$13.95

Basmati rice cooked with saffron yogurt and South Indian spices. Accompanied with raita, mint sambol, boiled egg, and pineapple.

Chicken Biryani

$13.95

Basmati rice cooked with saffron yogurt and South Indian spices. Accompanied with raita, mint sambol, boiled egg, and pineapple.

Beef Biryani

$14.95

Basmati rice cooked with saffron yogurt and South Indian spices. Accompanied with raita, mint sambol, boiled egg, and pineapple.

Fish Biryani

$14.95

Basmati rice cooked with saffron yogurt and South Indian spices. Accompanied with raita, mint sambol, boiled egg, and pineapple.

Lamb Biryani

$15.95

Basmati rice cooked with saffron yogurt and South Indian spices. Accompanied with raita, mint sambol, boiled egg, and pineapple.

Seafood Biryani

16.95

Basmati rice cooked with saffron yogurt and South Indian spices. Accompanied with raita, mint sambol, boiled egg, and pineapple.

$Fried Rice

Fried Rice

Vegetable Fried Rice

$10.95

Chicken Fried Rice

$12.95

Pork Fried Rice

$12.95

Beef Fried Rice

$12.95

Seafood Fried Rice

$14.95

Mixed Fried Rice

15.95

Chicken, squid, pork, and shrimp.

$Rice & Curry with 3 Vegetables

Rice and Curry

Vegetable Rice & Curry

$12.95

Chicken Rice & Curry

$13.95

Beef Rice & Curry

$13.95

Pork Rice & Curry

$13.95

Shrimp Rice & Curry

$14.95

Calamari Rice & Curry

$14.95

Lamb Rice & Curry

15.95

$Vegetarian

Vegetarian

String Hopper Kottu

$12.95

Vegetarian.

Soya Meat Curry with 3 Godamba Roti

13.95

2 plain and 1 with egg. Vegetarian.

$Devilled Dishes

Devilled Dishes

Vegetables Devilled

$12.95

Sauteed vegetables with onions, peppers, and tomato. Served with white rice.

Chicken Devilled

$14.95